HANK LEBIODA

Strong wind has stopped play in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — (AP) — Kurt Kitayama is starting to feel more comfortable each time he gets in contention on the PGA Tour, and the Californian can only hope that's the case going into the weekend at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lebioda felt it coming down the stretch Friday at Pebble Beach. And this week he's been at Monterey Peninsula, Pebble and Spyglass Hill. Amateur and was low amateur in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, is playing this tournament for the first time. They next face Pebble Beach, the toughest of the three courses in the wind because so many holes are exposed along the ocean.

Kurt Kitayama has a one-shot lead at Pebble Beach and now comes the hard part.

The Phoenix Suns could jump into the top six of the Western Conference on Friday night. The Suns enter Friday night’s road game at the Boston Celtics 9.5 games back of the conference-leading Denver Nuggets. The Suns play at Detroit on Saturday, at Brooklyn on Tuesday, at Atlanta on Thursday and at Indiana on Friday. Pebble Beach Pro-AmHank Lebioda carded an 8-under 63 at the Monterey Peninsula course to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That means he’ll play Pebble Beach on consecutive days.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — (AP) — Changes in weather and fortunes can happen without notice in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which seems to suit Hank Lebioda just fine these days. Lebioda was among six players from the leading 12 scores who have yet to win on the PGA Tour. Happy to get in at 7 under today.”Chad Ramey had a 7-under 65 at Pebble Beach. Even so, it caused havoc among those trying to finish at Pebble Beach, the most exposed of the courses. Amateur at Pebble Beach and was low amateur at Pebble in the 2019 U.S. Open.

Hank Lebioda knows as well as anyone about change, and not just the Pebble Beach weather.

John Deere Classic Golf Zach Johnson tees off on the 16th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Silvis, Ill. (Jessica Gallahger/The Dispatch – The Rock Island Argus via AP) (Jessica Gallagher)SILVIS, Ill. — (AP) — Sebastian Munoz never knows when the switch will come on and the putts start to fall, but he recognized it happening Thursday in the John Deere Classic. Munoz was motoring along when he closed with five straight birdies at the TPC Deere Run for an 8-under 63, turning a solid day into a share of the lead with Chesson Hadley. “It's funny because when I make a lot of birdies, I usually play a little more safe and pick my spots. That will leave the three-time John Deere champion some work to do Friday afternoon to make the cut. “I'm not used to getting up at 5 in the morning anymore to play,” Stricker said.

Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title when Troy Merritt missed a 6-foot par putt on the fifth hole of a playoff.

Troy Merritt aced the 219-yard 11th hole at Detroit Golf Club and shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday for a share of the lead with Joaquin Niemann in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.